Depending on what you do for a living, you might have your own understanding of what it means to make sure you are seen at work. For most people who work for a large company and toil away at a computer all day long, being seen is not something they automatically prize. In fact, they might not want to have any part of being seen at work at all, if they were to give it any kind of thought whatsoever.
Reflective button down work shirts, high visibility pants, and high visibility clothing of any kind would make the introverts run straight for their cubicles and where they would stay until the maintenance crew turned off all of the lights. But, if your job involves being outside, and you work in some form of construction or other work that would keep you on your toes when it comes to traffic or other obstacles, then you definitely want to be seen at work.
If your life can sometimes depend upon whether or not someone sees you on the side of the road or in some other position where you could get hit by a vehicle or something, then you need to make sure you are being seen. You want to always make sure that you are wearing some kind of reflective gear or clothing that will make you stand out as a person.
In the year 2015, 13 people died per day on the job. That is a grand total of 4,836 workers across the entire United States of America. Every year, businesses are looking for ways to keep their workplace safer than it was the year before. Each workplace has its own set of hazards and potential problems to deal with, and the people you might think are staying the safest might not actually be staying as safe as you think they are.
According to United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers who are over the age of 65 have fewer injuries than any other age group. At least that was the case in the year 2014. They had just over 94 injuries per 10,000 employees. Perhaps that is because they are a bit more cautious than other age groups, or perhaps it is because of the knowledge they have accrued over the course of the many years they have been on the job.
If they are employed in construction work, they have learned, possibly from first-hand experience, how to make sure that they stay clear of the potential for accidents. They make sure that they are being seen on the job. They wear reflective button down work shirts and hi vis rain gear when the occasion calls for it. Wearing reflective button down work shirts might not get them invited to an Oscar party anytime soon, but they will keep them alive if a car cannot see where the road ends and the construction worker begins. Safety shirts save lives.
In 2013, it was reported that work-related injuries that required time away from work happened in much the same way that they do every year. The statistic involved in the report that was so interesting was that about one-third of those injuries happened to people who had been on that particular job for one year or less. That means that people will the least amount of experience are the ones who are most likely to be injured on the job.
If the job you have is one that involves being outside and possibly subject to danger, it would be a very good idea if you foound out how you could protect yourself before even heading out into the field. Wearing the right kinds of clothes before you even punch the clock for the first time can be a very solid first line of defense.
Wearing reflective button down work shirts, high visibility t shirts, or even a high visibility rain jacket could help you be seen while you are feeling your way around a job site whether you are outside on an interstate contract or a local highway job.
Staying visible at work might not be pleasant to some, but it’s life or death to someone else.
